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Kilkenny businesses to strive for Age Friendly accreditation

In Ireland it is predicted that there will be 1.4 million people aged 65 and over by 2041, with this age group making up 22 per cent of the total population. With this in mind, Age Friendly Ireland are at the forefront of building Age Friendly ...

15 Jan 2019 at 15:43

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Age-friendly initiative: Welcome to Kilkenny - please take a seat!

Local retailers, businesses and service providers have been refreshing their Age Friendly accreditation today. Gathering at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, the group attended training provided free of charge by Age Friendly Ireland, with ...

28 Sept 2022 at 09:00

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Photo Gallery: All the pictures from Kilkenny Senior Forum AGM and age-friendly event

Hundreds of older people gathered in the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny on Friday for a day of discussion, information, lunch, and music as part of Kilkenny Seniors Forum AGM. Proceedings were opened by Minister of State John Paul Phelan, while ...

14 Oct 2017 at 11:00

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Kilkenny Age Friendly Conference: Making Kilkenny a prime spot to grow old in

There was a huge turn out at this year’s conference for the Kilkenny Age Friendly Seniors Forum. Over 180 people attended the annual event in the Ormonde Hotel. This is the third year the conference has gathered to promote objectives that ...

24 Nov 2018 at 09:00

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Kilkenny Age Friendly urges people to protect most vulnerable

Kilkenny Age Friendly, which represents the cohort most at-risk from Covid-19, has urged communities to stand together to protect the most vulnerable. PRO Murty Brennan says that in recent years, the forum has encouraged older people to ...

16 Mar 2020 at 11:47

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Older people in Kilkenny gather for a day of important discussion, lunch and music

Hundreds of older people have gathered in the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny City today for a day of discussion, information, lunch, and music as part of Kilkenny Seniors Forum and Age Alliance. The event is being chaired by John Coonan of ...

06 Oct 2017 at 14:36

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Kilkenny Age Friendly Alliance launches annual report

The Kilkenny Age Friendly Alliance has published its Annual Report for 2017, outlining the significant body of work undertaken in the first year of the Kilkenny Age Friendly County Strategy 2017-2022 to enhance the quality of life ...

08 May 2018 at 14:58

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Kilkenny Age Friendly Conference: Senior citizens encouraged to join Text Alert Scheme

Chief Superintendent Dominic Hayes took to the stage in the evening. He spoke of how the gardaí in Kilkenny require community engagement to protect the elderly. He stressed the importance of the Text Alert schemes across the ...

23 Nov 2018 at 21:00

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Kilkenny Age Friendly Conference: ALONE unveils new age friendly technology

One of the key speakers at the event was Pat Doherty, Head of Housing and Development with ALONE. ALONE is an organisation which aims to protect older people by encouraging community engagement. The charity, endorsed by Mrs....

24 Nov 2018 at 15:00

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Kilkenny's MacDonagh Station adopts age-friendly approach with new features

Kilkenny Station has become Ireland’s first age-friendly train station. Like its neighbour MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, MacDonagh station has now made improvements to make it more accessible for older citizens ...

26 Nov 2022 at 13:00

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Thomastown begins its journey to become an Age-Friendly Town

Did you know that the town of Thomastown is developing a plan to make their community more age friendly? Very often simple things will improve everyone’s quality of life. Secure neighbourhoods are safe for children, ...

16 May 2018 at 10:17

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Age Friendly initiatives launched in Kilkenny and Thomastown

The Minister of State with special responsibility for Older People and Mental Health Jim Daly was in Kilkenny on Monday, where he launched the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Service (GEMS) and the Age Friendly ...

24 Jul 2019 at 17:34

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